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Thursday, October 29, 2009

grungeboard to the rescue...

* WARNING...*if you are a seamstress...this just might make you cringe...I know nothing about sewing, so I used my paper tricks to make this work...

I had to try this...IT WAS BUGGING ME...

OCD? who me?

QUITE POSSIBLY...yes...

I've been wanting a little pouch type thing that I could toss in my purse, when traveling...

a safe place for my jewelry...

and...

a place I could put them @ night & leave it on the nightstand in the hotel...

So...I had this wool...

already washed & dried...and ready...

calling me...

I thought it should have a black felt lining...

simple so far...

just 3 straight lines of machine sewing...

but...the problem?it was too flimsy...what to do to make it stronger?

Lucky for me I hadn't sewed the sides yet...

so I cut some grungeboard & slid it in the slots, then zipped up the sides...

It looked like this...

Hmmm...how to keep it closed?2 Basic Grey really strong magnets...one hidden under the flower...and the other here...PERFECT!

TADA!!! DONE!Now I have a cute (sans flower) pouch, that's very sturdy, thanks to the grungeboard...I looked in my stash & found the perfect ugly rusty button for the finishing touch...I'm sure a real seamstress would be appalled that I used that fabric edge that's probably supposed to be chopped off...but hey...it looked like trim to me...Other things on my mind???

HOLIDAY HIDEAWAY is coming soon...YIPPEE!I'm counting the days...And I just found this... on AMAZON...!!!My sweet friend Lisa Pace's book...YIPPEE!!FINALLY...OMG!!!2 years in the works...it's worse than waiting 9 months for a baby!It's not available 'til the end of January...but you can see the cover here...it might not be the final cover...If you're coming to CHA-W ...she is teaching a class & also has a book signing scheduled...Lisa is a Making Memories Master from 2008...she's "THE QUEEN" of glitter...done with vintage flair...her projects are always awesome!trust me!Plus...she is THE SWEETEST friend ever...

I love this!!!! I'm fairly new to felting myself... had a friend show me a bit earlier this year and did some atcs. I have them posted on my blog here http://artbywanda.blogspot.com/2009/01/felted-atcs.html Thanks for the information on your friends book... I can see that it is a "must have" for me!!!

I LOVE Lisa Pace! I took her class last Christmas & had such a great time & made beautiful pieces for Christmas. If anyone's thinking about signing up this year at all - DO! Uh oh ... did I just talk myself into this year's, too?